Civics
Three Questions: “Who is polluting your drinking water?”
Polluted water carries many health risks. Â As legal protections erode in America, pollution increases. Â This article examines the problems.
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17Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedNews: “Homes for Our Troops”
I was pleased to see this article about a charity that builds accessible houses for disabled veterans. Â This is a wonderful way of thanking people for service to their country, when it has cost them so much. Â It also helps them live productive and independent lives instead of becoming a burden on society. Community support can make such a big difference!
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16Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedAction Call: Protect Arctic Refuge
Sign a petition to protect arctic refuge territory forever.
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15Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedNews: “On Languages of Power and Powerlessness”
The following article does a good job of reminding people that everything happening in politics is a CHOICE. Â Some person or people MADE that choice. If you dislike the choices being made, working on putting different people in charge.
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12Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedGross National Happiness
… in which America is trying to catch up to Bhutan. Â Good luck with that.
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10Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedAvatar’s Legacy
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9Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedCelebrate International Women’s Day Today
Today is International Women’s Day. Â If you are a human being, then you arrived on this Earth through a woman’s body. Â Therefore, it is important to respect women and their roles in society, providing them with the full complement of human rights. Â You can read more about this holiday on the Bloggers Unite event page.
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8Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedNews: “Climate and Jobs”
Remember that the economy is a subset of the environment, because the environment contains all life on Earth. Â Without a healthy environment, the economy cannot be healthy either. Â Conversely, when people’s needs are met, they have more ability to protect the environment, whereas hungry people tend to ravage it.
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6Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedAction Call: “Protect Leatherback Turtles”
Leatherback sea turtles are threatened by many dangers. Â Please sign this petition to help protect them.
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4Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | ContinuedAction Call: Stop Ocean Factory Farms
Recently I received this alert from Food & Water Watch. Â It concerns the dangers of factory farms in the ocean that produce fish in unhealthy conditions.
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28Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued


